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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W 
GULF WILL PERSIST TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL 
FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT THEN WILL LIFT NW AS A 
WARM FRONT SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE E SETTING UP 
SE RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010
  
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 
15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT EARLY 
SAT.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT EARLY SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE SUN THROUGH TUE...EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
430 AM CDT FRI APR 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER GR